Start by combing the hair to remove any tangles. Your child
will be less likely to enjoy their haircut if the first ten
minutes is spent trying to brush out knots and tangles. I
would recommend doing this before the official haircut
begins so that you start with a clean slate.

Dampening the hair is the next step. Mist the hair only
where you will begin cutting, at the back of the head, hold
the hair in your hand and mist into your palm because young
children won’t like getting their scalp soaked. So mist as
you go. Don’t over wet the hair; just damp enough to give
you some control over the hair. Wet hair is easier to cut,
as it tends to stick together, is more manageable and also
becomes more dense and easier to see cut lines.

Grab the scissors and get ready to cut. Starting at the
neckline, comb the hair you will cut first to form the
bottom neckline. Have your child tilt his head down so that
you have clear access to trim along the neckline.
Start by combing the hair down and then reach the comb
under the hair and comb up and towards you. Place your
middle finger horizontally under the hair and clasp it with
you index finger. Rest your fingers on the back of the neck
and begin to cut a straight line using your fingers as a
guide.
Next repeat this process to both the right and left to make
a clean line across the back for the hair.
Pay special attention to getting the hairs that grow out
directly from the back of the head where you place you
fingers, as these are the first to grow out and become
unsightly first.

For this next cut you will be working your way towards the
front of the head by cutting new hair to match the mark
made by the previous cut.
Start like before by combing the hair down and then up
towards you and without gathering any of the hair you have
previously cut, comb the hair between you middle and index
fingers so that when you make your cut it will begin where
the former cut ended.
Take your time, if you are unsure leave it longer than you
think, make your cut and then evaluate and cut more if
necessary.
Cut the left and right sides.
Congratulations the back of the head is now complete.

Next we you will cut the hair over the ear.
Start by giving the hair a combing straight down
Determine the length that you want the hair over the ear.
It can be above the ear or cover the ear a bit. If you are
not sure cut it a bit longer and then evaluate.
Comb the hair between you fingers as you have been doing at
the length you wish and cut straight across in a horizontal
line, using your fingers as a guide.
Comb the hair down and carefully trim any parts that are
not in line. It might be a good idea to remind your child
to sit still and be extra cautious with the tips of the
scissors.
Now blend the sides and the back by together, by again
combing the hair down and a little bit towards the ears and
grab the hair between your middle and index fingers as
before and make the cut using your fingers as a guide. You
may need to round the corners a bit on the style line but
don’t recut it all.

Ready for the bangs.
This cut is the most important cut of the day. Note that
when the hair dries it will be shorter than it is now being
wet and combed straight down. Therefore error on the side
of leaving the hair too long. If after all is said and done
in an hour from now or sometime next week, it will only
take a second to shorten the bangs.
As you have been doing choose the desired length and comb
the hair down in between your middle and index fingers. Be
sure that your fingers rest on the forehead so that the
finished cut will be straight.
When cutting the bangs “tip into” the hair so that the
bangs fall softer on the forehead and are not one straight
line.
This is clearly demonstrated on the “How to Cut Kid’s Hair"
video.